Amtrak 49 Derailment in Batavia, NY - 8/3/94 - Pt. 3

Part Three - Slumbercoach #2056 "Vermillion Harbor" gets re-railed after being badly damaged by a falling signal bridge in the derailment of Amtrak 49 in Batavia, NY.
Also, see footage of Amtrak 48, the eastbound Lake Shore Limited, as it arrives the Buffalo-Depew Station the day of the derailment.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Amtrak
• 49
• Lake
• Shore
• Limited
• Derailment
• Batavia
• NY
• Vermillion
• Harbor

[railmogul2]

wow did the eastbound have a dome car?!

[sasilv1129]

Yeah the eastbound (48) is on this video. It can be seen at 3:08 as well as other points later on.

[kmothersil]

How late was train 49/449? Plus did like have to make another Lake Shore Limited starting out at this station going to Chicago?

[sasilv1129]

The train was about a half an hour late when it derailed. They bussed passengers at the remaining stations to Chicago or whatever westward station they were going to.

[justmejie]

i love the heritage dining car eat in one on the cresent

[6V92TA]

what?

Last i checked, HEP and traction motors have nothing to do with each other. HEP powers the cars being pulled.....

Unless you're sayin while the train is in motion, the traction motors that isnt needed to maintain a certain speed can be used as generators (jus like dynamic braking) to power the cars out back.

[mikeygeneral]

Only 2 of the 4 traction motors control HEP. But technically depending on the load, all 4 traction motors can run HEP if needed. Depending on the load AKA how much cars.

[kmothersil]

Way ahead of you on that one 130 new Viewliner IIs with an option to order 70 more cars configured in Baggage, Baggage-Dorm, Diner, Sleepers.

[1985MANAmericana]

The process of obtaining new single-level equipment has already begun.

[R1608713]

The original F40PH had the HEP on the prime mover. The later models (F40PH-2, F40PHM etc...) had a seperate engine for HEP.

[6V92TA]

do F40PHs always run that high of RPMs when sitting still? i thought they had separate engines for HEP.

[kmothersil]

Well it's sad that the only heritage cars running today are only baggage cars,diner cars,and one dome car. Even though eventually Amtrak is going to purchase new single leveled eqiptment in the future.